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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6224159 | Flexible chair which can be disassembled to a flat configuration A flexible chair which can be easily disassembled to or assembled from a flat or substantially flat configuration for storage or shipment. The chair includes a pivoting seat and back assembly and a frame supporting the seat and back assembly. The seat and... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5938287 | Seat for elderly and disabled A seat, such as in a chair or bench, for indoor or outdoor spaces that makes sitting and rising from a seated position easier, safer and more comfortable for the elderly or individuals with temporary or permanent disabilities. A seat with a unique extende... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5813727 | Massaging chair A massaging chair is capable of assuring comfortable use, both in the sitting and lying positions. The massaging chair comprises a seat, a reclining backrest pivotally connected about a pivot axis to the seat so as to be movable between an upright positio... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5746479 | Armrest attachment for chair An armrest is provided for attachment to a chair. The chair includes vertical tubular sections which form a portion of a chair frame with open upper ends. Each armrest has a metal reinforcement with an intermediate section and downwardly protruding end se... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5695244 | Rocking chair with wood-laminated seat and continuous runners A chair capable of rocking and reclining is provided with a contoured seat with internal cross members and an external frame assembly for maintaining the contoured seat above the ground. The external frame assembly has a pair of spaced apart side members ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5613737 | Lawn chair with protective armrest sleeve members A lawn chair includes a backrest frame and two arm support frames provided at two opposite sides of the backrest frame. Each of the arm support frames has an armrest portion and a positioning member secured to the armrest portion and formed with a first l... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5551758 | Durable patient chair A durable patient chair (10) comprises a chair base frame (12) including a pair of substantially rigid, spaced apart, front legs (22); a pair of brackets (14), each bracket (14) being fixedly attached to each front leg (22) and has a downwardly extending ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5335966 | Frame for a cantilever chair A frame for use in a cantilever chair comprises vertical pose portions (12) connectable to a seat shell (24). Base portions (36) are connected to points of the post portions (12) lying above the lower ends thereof, the base portions (36) thus being sloped... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5310246 | Lawn chair A foldable lawn chair includes a seat frame, a backrest frame connected pivotally to a rear end of the seat frame, and two arm support frames at two sides of the seat frame. Each of the arm support frames has an armrest portion provided with a positioning... | 05/10/1994 |
| 4997234 | Rocker-recliner chair A chair capable of rocking and reclining is provided with a contoured seat and an external frame assembly for maintaining the contoured seat above the ground. The external frame assembly has a pair of spaced-apart tubular side members with a continuous ou... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4852944 | Seating furniture, more particularly chair In a stackable article of seating furniture, supporting frames forming the sides members are defined by two sectional members which are bent at an angle from rod-like sections. Connecting members are attached to arm ends of the sectional members. Each pai... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4838608 | Adjustable beach chair A beach chair is made of three tubes, the tubes being bent three-dimensionally, and a method renders the forming economical. The three tubes are bent into the same shape, including parallel legs and a bend connecting the legs. The bend is also curved out ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4579383 | Foldable furniture product A foldable, lightweight, principally metal chair or ottoman has a pair of spaced apart side frames with front and rear legs connected by an upper arm. The seat comprising a pair of fore to aft extending seat side rails, each lying within the vertical plan... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4545615 | Furniture construction with replaceable elastomeric covering A seating unit comprises a pair of armrests, a first backrest secured between rearward ends of the armrests and disposed in cantilevered relationship therewith on the seating unit, a second backrest disposed in unattached relationship below the first back... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4210182 | Method of making a chair A stack of flat rectangular blanks are deformed in a single bending operation during which adhesive coatings between the blanks is activated to produce a laminated wood chair. Preceding the bending operation, the blanks are cut to remove a front end secti... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4124251 | Modular furniture construction A modular system of furniture components avoiding the necessity for cumbersome, heavy frames, has end leg modules connected by seat and back modules with finished panel modules mounted on the outer sides of the leg modules. The seat and back modules have ... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4035019 | Armchairs having tubular frames An armchair is provided in which a central tubular frame member co-operates with two flanking tubular frame members so that portions of the central tubular member are joined to portions of the flanking tubular members to form armrests in the form of close... | 07/12/1977 |
